Re: MAC - Venomous Villains discussion
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Originally Posted by cherryice
A few years back, I almost exclusively wore dark lipsticks. I wanted to rock the Gwen Stefani look because my hair is light blonde and well, a high contrast lip just looks great to me.
One thing I don't have is Gwen's darker skin tone and brown eyes, which is what makes her look so awesome in her bright reds and burgundies.
Anyway, my old boss looked at my darker lips once and told me, "Never wear that again." It wasn't a reprimand. He was kind of fashion-wise and thought it just made me look awful. Had nothing to do with what was and wasn't allowed makeup-wise in the office.
I then switched to some reds that weren't as dark and my MIL told me subtly that I didn't look so hot in them. Same with my makeup artist SIL.
But dammit, I want to wear Dark Deed like Temptalia does! I have NC15 skin, so it's probably way too dark, right? I'd probably be going down the same unflattering path.
I bought the Faithfully Yours Pro Longwear and it just looked awful on me. Very goth.
What do you guys think?
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Your boss is really just expressing a personal opinion. I would go the other way- I love the conrast of dark lips against light skin. I wear it a lot and, yes, some people make "goth" jokes, but more people tell me it's really striking and that it looks good.
I'm about the same colour as you are (I go back and forth on whether to wear NC or NW 15), for reference. faithfully yours was actually the only thing I bought from the Prolongwear lips, but again, it's a subjective thing.
I'd say rock whatever dark lip you want and go for Dark Deed. Maybe you can try building up to it, applying it lightly or layering it with something else, until you feel more comfortable going full-on dark.
If you're worried about looking too goth, livening up the cheeks with a fairly strong (not clownish) blush can help combat that.
